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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using price skimming as a pricing strategy?

Advantages of price skimming include: ability to recover costs quickly, creation of a premium brand image, and targeting of price-insensitive customers. Disadvantages include: potential to alienate customers due to high prices, risk of attracting competition, and it may not be sustainable in the long term.

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Another price strategy execs can use is price skimming, where a company charges the highest possible price as a product enters the market and gradually lowers it as it becomes obsolete. In this slide, the product's price, gross margin, units sold, and projected revenue are charted across four phases to track how each changes over time.

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Preview of Pricing Strategies (Part 2)
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Title Slide preview
Kotler's Matrix Slide preview
Competition-Based Pricing Slide preview
Competition-Based Pricing Slide preview
Cost-Plus Pricing Slide preview
Premium Pricing Slide preview
Price Skimming Slide preview
PENETRATION PRICING Slide preview
Penetration Pricing Slide preview
Value Based Pricing Slide preview
Buyer Value Survey Slide preview
Freemium Pricing Slide preview
Freemium Conversion Slide preview
Price Sensitivity Slide preview
Pricing Strategy Slide preview
PRICING DATA COLLECTION Slide preview
Pricing Table Slide preview
Pricing Table Slide preview
Pricing Table Slide preview
Roles & Responsibilities Slide preview
Break Even Analysis Slide preview
Checklist For Determining The Right Price Slide preview
Checklist For Customer Loyalty From Good Pricing Slide preview
Factors Affecting Pricing Decisions Slide preview
Cost Based Pricing Slide preview
Pricing Strategies Slide preview
Pricing Management Process Slide preview

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